Thread: count array value

I’m having problem counting the value for my array.

The program should work this way
>open file text data (thousands of data containing integer and float)
>for every 1-15 data (either integer or float)
>read the 4th data value
>compare the 4th data with the threshold value
>if 4th data is less than threshold value
>count, add 1 to sum
>endloop
>print the data sum that is lesser than threshold value

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
        int i,sum;
        float avg=5.828;
        float f[15];

        FILE *data;

        data = fopen("avg_data.txt","r");

        while(feof(data)==0)
        {
                for( i=0; i<15; i++ )
                {
                        fscanf(data," %f",&f[i]);
                }
                printf("%.2f\n",f[3]); 
        }
        if(f[3]< avg)
        sum++;
        printf("Number of data that is below average is %d\n",sum);

        return 0;
}

Thanks in advace!

the file contains only numbers (integer and float)

eg. 98 5 31 17.62 19.95 6.31 2.66 4.44 12.55 1.66 2.99 18.30 12.60 14.32 5.99 7.69 8.99 2.33 97 5 20 6.93 2.66 12.44 11.03 18.23 14.17 12.27 11.20 10.39 5.64 8.69 7.56 98 12 8 1.36 7.96 12.34 19.83

well i tried changing it within the loop.. but it still does not count.

It should count...

eg.
if data is < 5.282
count 1
loop again
(condition true)
count 2
loop again
(condition false )
loop again
(condition true)
count 3

How do I go about in counting the element in the array?
It is such a bugger!

It should be continuous... as one line can have many numbers.
As long as it falls on a block of 15 numbers it should read and compare the 4th number with the threshold value.

Thanks for you help!

I think you are doing too much work Micko...

For starters, in the while loop you initialize sum to 0, so every line read will reset the sum.

Also, there is no need to keep an array of values since its only the 4th value were interested in. A loop something like this might work.

Code:

...
int count = 0;
int sum = 0;
float thresh = .58f;
float value = 0.0f;
int end = 0;

while (feof(data)==0)
{
    count = 0;
    while (count < 15)
    {
        if (fscanf(data," %f",&value) == EOF)
        {
             end = 1;
             break;
        }
        if (count == 3)
        {
           if (value < thresh)
           {
              sum++;
           }
        }
         count++;
     }
     if (end)
     {
          break;
     }
} 

...

There is a FAQ about not using feof in a loop...here

I didnt test this, but its a lot less work and will always check the fourth value read in a count of 15.

PK